# Talus Atlantic 85 DO-DO launch carriage

The Talus Atlantic 85 DO-DO launch carriage is a drive on - drive off lifeboat launch and recovery carriage used by the RNLI to launch its Atlantic class inshore lifeboats.

## Design

The design is by Clayton Engineering Limited, who worked with the RNLI to produce the launch system. The carriage works in conjunction with Talus tractors which are used to deploy the Atlantic 85 inshore lifeboats. There are three versions of the carriage which includes a standard carriage and the option of a hydraulic power pack so that the angle of the launch can be changed to suit the conditions. The carriage launch platform has a main bed which elevates through 10° to achieve this feature. The third variant of the carriage has the elevation bed mounted on a rail carriage system.

## Operation

Under normal launch conditions the lifeboat is loaded with its bow to the rear of the carriage to allow faster deployment. When the lifeboat is recovered it reverses back on to the launch bed. Depending on the sea condition the helmsman require good seamanship to achieve this.

## Carriage fleet

| Op.No. | In service | Station | Lifeboat payload |
| C-DD-001 | | Mudeford | Atlantic 85 Mudeford Servant (Civil Service No.48) (B-806) |
| C-DD-002 | | Cullercoats | Atlantic 85 Daddy's Girl (B-935) |
| C-DD-003 | | Newquay | Atlantic 85 Uncle Johnny (B-936) |
| C-DD-004 | | Flamborough | Atlantic 85 Elizabeth Jane Palmer (B-820) |
| C-DDR-005-P (Hydraulic Launch Cradle) | | Port Erin | Atlantic 85 Muriel and Leslie (B-813) |
| C-DDR-006 (Hydraulic Launch Cradle) | | Kirkcudbright | Atlantic 85 Sheila Stenhouse (B-814) |
| C-DDA-007-S | | Sheringham | Atlantic 85 The Oddfellows (B-818) |
| C-DDA-008-PT | 2012 | Aberystwyth | Atlantic 85 Florence and Ernest Bowles (B-937) |
| C-DDA-009-S | | Rye Harbour | Atlantic 85 Hello Herbie II (B-900) |
| C-DDA-010 | | Criccieth | Atlantic 85 Doris Joan (B-823) |
| C-DDA-011-P | | Walmer | Atlantic 85 Donald McLoughlin (B-808) |
| C-DDA-012-P | | Blackpool | Atlantic 85 William and Eleanor (B-867) |
| C-DDA-013 | | Silloth | Atlantic 85 Elaine and Don Wilkinson (B-828) |
| C-DD-014 | | Hayling Island | Atlantic 85 Derrick Battle (B-829) |
| C-DD-015 | | Margate | Atlantic 85 Colonel Stock (B-930) |
| C-DD-016 | | Bundoran | Atlantic 85 William Henry Liddington (B-834) |
| C-DD-017 | | Red Bay | Atlantic 85 Geoffrey Charles (B-843) |
| C-DD-019 | | Kinghorn | Atlantic 85 Tommy Niven (B-836) |
| C-DD-020 | | Penarth | Atlantic 85 Maureen Lilian (B-839) |
| C-DDA-021 | | St Bees | Atlantic 85 Joy Morris MBE (B-831) |
| C-DD-023 | | Trearddur Bay | Atlantic 85 Hereford Endeavour (B-847) |
| C-DD-024 | | Beaumaris | Atlantic 85 Annette Mary Liddington (B-838) |
| C-DDA-025 | | Criccieth | Atlantic 85 Frank Townley (B-938) |
| C-DD-026 | | Hunstanton | Atlantic 85 Spirit of West Norfolk (B-848) |
| C-DD-027 | | Redcar | Atlantic 85 Leicester Challenge III (B-858) |
| C-DDA-028-P | | New Brighton | Atlantic 85 Charles Dibdin (Civil Service No. 51) (B-837) |
| C-DD-029 | | Tighnabruaich | Atlantic 85 James and Helen Mason (B-862) |
| C-DD-030 | | Kilrush | Atlantic 85 Edith Louise Eastwick (B-844) |
| C-DD-031 | | Lyme Regis | Atlantic 85 Spirit of Loch Fyne (B-857) |
| C-DD-032 | | Lough Swilly | Atlantic 85 Minnie and Ernest George Barry (B-819) |
| C-DD-033 | | Appledore | Atlantic 85 Glaneley (B-861) |
| C-DD-034 | | Largs | Atlantic 85 R. A. Wilson (B-854) |
| C-DD-037 | | Clacton-on-Sea | Atlantic 85 David Porter MPS (B-863) |
| C-DDA-038 | | Newbiggin | Atlantic 85 Richard Wake Burdon (B-864) |
| C-DD-040 | | Skerries | Atlantic 85 Louis Simson (B-866) |
| C-DD-041 | | Clifden | Atlantic 85 Joyce King (B-869) |
| C-DD-042 | | Cardigan | Atlantic 85 Albatross (B-871) |
| C-DD-043 | | Kessock | Atlantic 85 Robert and Isobel Mowat (B-873) |
| C-DD-044-P | | Baltimore | Atlantic 85 Rita Daphne Smyth (B-910) |
| C-DD-045 | | Clovelly | Atlantic 85 Toby Rundle (B-872) |
| C-DD-046 | | Arran | Atlantic 85 Rachael Hedderwick (B-876) |
| C-DD-047 | | Whitstable | Atlantic 85 Lewisco (B-877) |
| C-DDA-048-S | | Minehead | Atlantic 85 Penny J II (B-939) |
| C-DD-049 | | Portishead | Atlantic 85 My Lady Anne (B-884) |
| C-DD-050 | | Abersoch | Atlantic 85 Peter and Ann Setten (B-886) |
| C-DD-051 | | Mablethorpe | Atlantic 85 Jacqueline Saville (B-887) |
| C-DD-052 | | Youghal | Atlantic 85 Gordon and Phil (B-890) |
| C-DD-053 | | Looe | Atlantic 85 Sheila & Dennis Tongue II (B-894) |
| C-DD-054 | | Aberdovey | Atlantic 85 Hugh Miles (B-896) |
| C-DD-055 | | Staithes and Runswick | Atlantic 85 Sheila & Dennis Tongue III (B-897) |
| C-DD-056 | | Filey | Atlantic 85 Marjorie Shepherd (B-928) |
| C-DD-057-P | ????–2023 2024– | Happisburgh Aldeburgh | Atlantic 85 Howard Bell (B-899) |
| C-DD-058 | | Burnham-on-Sea | Atlantic 85 Doris Day and Brian (B-914) |
| C-DDA-059 | | Burry Port | Atlantic 85 The Missus Barrie (B-915) |
| C-DDA-060 | | Porthcawl | Atlantic 85 Rose Of The Shires (B-832) |
| C-DD-061 | | St Catherine | Atlantic 85 Eric W Wilson (B-841) |
| C-DD-062 | | Weston-super-Mare | Atlantic 85 The Adrian Beaumont (D-832) |
| C-DD-064 | | Littlestone-on-Sea | Atlantic 85 Jean McIvor (B-922) |
* ↑ Op.No. is the RNLI's operational number of the carriage.